'Previous Govt Set Hindu Terrorism Narrative': Fadnavis Says Malegaon Verdict 'Exposed Conspiracy'
Devendra Fadnavis accused the UPA government of fabricating the 'saffron terror' narrative for vote-bank politics after the Malegaon blast acquittals.
A day after all seven accused in the Malegaon blast case were acquitted, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Congress-led UPA government of trying to set the 'saffron terrorism' narrative and alleged that officers from that time tried to frame Hindu religious leaders and organisations.
'The conspiracy of 2008 has been exposed before everyone. The government at that time, for the sake of vote-bank politics, coined terms like 'Hindu terror' and 'saffron terrorism'," Fadanavis said.
'At that time, large-scale terrorist incidents were happening across the world, and 'Islamic terrorism' was a topic of discussion worldwide. To avoid angering their vote bank and to make it seem like they were maintaining balance, they created the notion of 'Hindu terrorism' and arrested people," he said.
'But, despite much effort, no solid evidence was found. Layer by layer, this conspiracy is coming to light," the Maharashtra Chief Minister said.
On Thursday too, Fadnavis had claimed that police acted under the UPA government's pressure while probing the 2008 Malegaon blast, and Congress should apologise to the Hindus for the 'fake narrative of saffron terror."
Fadnavis claimed that the probe was a conspiracy to defame the Hindus. The future course of action will be decided after studying the judgment, he had said, speaking to reporters in Mumbai.
'Congress should apologise to the acquitted accused and Hindu society," he demanded.
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